The New French Forum

I have at last found the AFNOR check sheets for an electrical installation, on the right hand side are three columns headed R*, NR* and SO* I am assuming these refer to the UK equivalent EICR r1, rn and r2 am I correct in this assumption or is it just a tick list as I suspect.

Yesterday we had a lightning strike that for the 5th time popped the powerfeed to the gigaset telephone, yes each time it is this transformer that blows. These little transformers 6.5V 200mA have a special size, right angled connector to the phone and cost as much as a new telephone. Finding a cheaper replacement is almost impossible. The gigaset...

Just trying to get my old Honda m'bike started but battery flat.
Hooked it up to My OptiMate 111 charger which showed 'battery badly discharged. Recovering'. A few hours later the leds showed 'battery discharged but charging normally' & has been in that state for at least 20 hours over 2 days
& shows only 9.5v when connected & 8.5v disconnected....

I have just installed one of these as a two way arrangement for a stairs/landing. Simple and time saving. I'm now keen to get another one to control lights from both ends of the lounge. If I set up the second one will it try to switch on the other? Or are the receivers somehow coded so they don't interfere with each other?

I have one of these in the cellar with the main electric board. It is a Murapro S2, and originally, the integral red light flashed every 3 or 4 seconds, which, as the label on the side states, indicates functioning well. The label states that if the light flashes more frequently, that means the unit is working but is getting worn out. I have no...

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I found in my little book of names and passwords, that at one point I must have signed up to Enedis as I have a PDL number and a password.

Please can anyone help with how I actually manage to get day to day (or how often it can be done) current meter usage and an estimation of how much the facture will be?

We pay every two months.

Thank...

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We have just had a letter to say they are coming to change our ordinary electricity meter to a Linky. We have day and night tariff and a 12kw supply. The house is all-electric and we were told we would likely need 15kw but we have some gadget or other, fitted by the electrician who wired the house during the renovation, that, to put it...

Ikea delivered an induction hob yesterday. Their instructions say that if it s running on a single phase, which it will be, a 4mm² cable is required. I haven't got any of this size so wondered if I could use two 2.5mm² cables for each terminal instead as a temporary measure.

4mm² does seem to be an odd size. Unfortunately I can't get out to see...

Hi,
Just in early stages of hoping to buy a bit of a project. Most work is cosmetic but it does need a rewire.
Anybody got experience of full rewire of an average 3 bedroom detached in Haut-Marne area please? Just trying to get a ball park idea at this stage,
Thanks

Our water pump has been starting to go faulty.
It runs for a few minutes then trips the the fuse.
Now it's down to seconds before it trips.
Its run from an inside socket and the sockets work for everything else.
I have taken a picture of the control box for the pump.
Could the white thing be the fault, no idea what it's called on the ferry over...

This started out of the blue in our gite, the kitchen circuit tripped out, it is a 3 phase installation with a tetra pole breaker, and disjoncteurs, there are two circuits on one phase ,through one disjonteur, with both circuits disconnected, no problem, one circuit works ok, the other one trips every time. There is nothing connected anywhere on...

I have received two notifications about changing my electruc compteur. Both have said it was obligatoire and have given me a site for more information etc. I dont see any reason for not doing it. Our box is at least 25 years old and it wont cost anything to change. Some old (half pissed) French neighbour told Mr B today it wasnt obligatoire and it...

For those who wish to do one, Microsoft Visio have an offer on at the moment for a thirty day free trial, surprising what you can do in under thirty days, this is just the English version, I have drawn up a French version as well, my thirty days have now run out and the editing function is no longer available, but you can save as a PDF....

Probably one for JAF methinks.

All the breakdowns are happening while deliveries are a problem :(

The heating element for the night storage heater in my bathroom has blown, I cant find the exact same as it was German manufactured unless anyone here manages, this is the existing which has a flange to stop it dropping downwards and spade...

Electronics problem. Any useful tips please?

We have just got back home after being away. The house has bee locked up for four months.

The morning I tried to operate the electric driven store, or blind to provide a little shade vial the control unit.

Marked on the back as jelly meter A E5247

Code 000 20317.

The shade started to extend. I went...

Can't seem to find anything in the French Regulations on Earth Clamp label colours, in fact can't find anything that says they should be labeled, UK convention is:

Red is (EC14)... for normal areas not subject to moisture.
Blue (EC15 or similar).... for areas prone to moisture (bathrooms/outside etc...)
Yellow/Green is designed to be suitable for...

I heard a humming from my tableau électrique this morning and found that both the jour/nuit contacteurs were still energised, I heard them cut in with their mighty KERLUNK at 22.30 last night but they hadn't released at 06.30 this morning, checked the compteur CBE and sure enough the HP/HC relay is engaged, contacts could be stuck but they did not...

Thinking of moving my fusebox to a different location in a room I'm going to renovate. There's an ideal location on a nearby window alcove which I hope to box in and create a cupboard under the window.

Is it ok, in terms of French regulations, to put fusebox in a cupboard? Thanks

Had a look at electric rads today, they are not cheap.
Nice bathroom rad with a stone front.
I used to pay about 35 euros now you can pay 300 plus
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I note that in the 18th Edition of the UK Electrical regulations the recommendations for RCD's has changed: I wondered if there is an equivalent change to the French regulations or is the recommendation already there.

Mike
Cue RA.

Quick maths question...

6kVA seems to be around 30A according to French sites i am looking at, even at 220V 30A should give me 6600W, at 240V its 7200W, why does my linky say max/cutoff is 6000VA ? Is there some Power Factor involved?

Just Curious

JD

O.K., I accept this if for the UK and not France, but anyone looking in on this section might be interested in the following:

I have seen in the pet passport lounge of eurotunnel in Calais. A double Socket. One side French and the other Uk. Does anyone know were I can buy these from. Thanks.

Hi. I’ve read that you can’t use T&E in a french house. I understand that it needs to be double insulated. If I was to put it in grain would that be ok. ? I also understand that the earth cable has got to be the same thickness as the live and neutral. Because I already have T& E in my french property. Would it be advisable to just run alongside...